قَالَ
ءَامَنتُمۡ
لَهُۥ
قَبۡلَ
أَنۡ
ءَاذَنَ
لَكُمۡۖ
إِنَّهُۥ
لَكَبِيرُكُمُ
ٱلَّذِي
عَلَّمَكُمُ
ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ
فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ
أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ
وَأَرۡجُلَكُم
مِّنۡ
خِلَٰفٖ
وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ
فِي
جُذُوعِ
ٱلنَّخۡلِ
وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ
أَيُّنَآ
أَشَدُّ
عَذَابٗا
وَأَبۡقَىٰ
٧١

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and crucify you on the trunks of palm trees. You will really see whose punishment is more severe and more lasting.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:72

قَالُواْ

لَن

نُّؤۡثِرَكَ

عَلَىٰ

مَا

جَآءَنَا

مِنَ

ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ

وَٱلَّذِي

فَطَرَنَاۖ

فَٱقۡضِ

مَآ

أَنتَ

قَاضٍۖ

إِنَّمَا

تَقۡضِي

هَٰذِهِ

ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ

ٱلدُّنۡيَآ

٧٢

They responded, “By the One Who created us! We will never prefer you over the clear proofs that have come to us. So do whatever you want! Your authority only covers the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:73

إِنَّآ

ءَامَنَّا

بِرَبِّنَا

لِيَغۡفِرَ

لَنَا

خَطَٰيَٰنَا

وَمَآ

أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا

عَلَيۡهِ

مِنَ

ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ

وَٱللَّهُ

خَيۡرٞ

وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

٧٣

Indeed, we have believed in our Lord so He may forgive our sins and that magic you have forced us to practice. And Allah is far superior ˹in reward˺ and more lasting ˹in punishment˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:74

إِنَّهُۥ

مَن

يَأۡتِ

رَبَّهُۥ

مُجۡرِمٗا

فَإِنَّ

لَهُۥ

جَهَنَّمَ

لَا

يَمُوتُ

فِيهَا

وَلَا

يَحۡيَىٰ

٧٤

Whoever comes to their Lord as an evildoer will certainly have Hell, where they can neither live nor die.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:75

وَمَن

يَأۡتِهِۦ

مُؤۡمِنٗا

قَدۡ

عَمِلَ

ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ

فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

لَهُمُ

ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ

ٱلۡعُلَىٰ

٧٥

But whoever comes to Him as a believer, having done good, they will have the highest ranks:

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:76

جَنَّٰتُ

عَدۡنٖ

تَجۡرِي

مِن

تَحۡتِهَا

ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ

خَٰلِدِينَ

فِيهَاۚ

وَذَٰلِكَ

جَزَآءُ

مَن

تَزَكَّىٰ

٧٦

the Gardens of Eternity, under which rivers flow, where they will stay forever. That is the reward of those who purify themselves.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:77

وَلَقَدۡ

أَوۡحَيۡنَآ

إِلَىٰ

مُوسَىٰٓ

أَنۡ

أَسۡرِ

بِعِبَادِي

فَٱضۡرِبۡ

لَهُمۡ

طَرِيقٗا

فِي

ٱلۡبَحۡرِ

يَبَسٗا

لَّا

تَخَٰفُ

دَرَكٗا

وَلَا

تَخۡشَىٰ

٧٧

And We surely inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants ˹at night˺ and strike a dry passage for them across the sea. Have no fear of being overtaken, nor be concerned ˹of drowning˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:78

فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ

فِرۡعَوۡنُ

بِجُنُودِهِۦ

فَغَشِيَهُم

مِّنَ

ٱلۡيَمِّ

مَا

غَشِيَهُمۡ

٧٨

Then Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers—but how overwhelming were the waters that submerged them!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:79

وَأَضَلَّ

فِرۡعَوۡنُ

قَوۡمَهُۥ

وَمَا

هَدَىٰ

٧٩

And ˹so˺ Pharaoh led his people astray, and did not guide ˹them rightly˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

20:80

يَٰبَنِيٓ

إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

قَدۡ

أَنجَيۡنَٰكُم

مِّنۡ

عَدُوِّكُمۡ

وَوَٰعَدۡنَٰكُمۡ

جَانِبَ

ٱلطُّورِ

ٱلۡأَيۡمَنَ

وَنَزَّلۡنَا

عَلَيۡكُمُ

ٱلۡمَنَّ

وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰ

٨٠

O Children of Israel! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you¹ on the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and sent down to you manna and quails,²

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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